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position vs centre

centre vs position

position and centre both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while centre is an adjective.

position and centre both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
centre Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, centre is a hyponym of position; that is, centre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
  • centre: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Other hyponyms of position include goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, mound, pitcher, catcher, first, first base, second, second base, short, shortstop, third, third base, left field, leftfield, center field, centerfield, right field, rightfield, forward, center, guard, back, lineman, mid-off, mid-on, center, cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot.
position (noun) centre (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
a job in an organization (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another a building dedicated to a particular activity
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a rationalized mental attitude the object upon which interest and attention focuses
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
an item on a list or in a sequence politically moderate persons; centrists
the particular portion of space occupied by something the middle of a military or naval formation
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
the appropriate or customary location an area that is approximately central within some larger region
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society a place where some particular activity is concentrated
a condition or position in which you find yourself (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
position (adjective) centre (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes
position (verb) centre (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location direct one's attention on something
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation move into the center
center upon
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